Return the Elgin Marbles, Caryatid and associated artefacts to Greece

Return the Elgin Marbles, Caryatid and associated artefacts to Greece — 7 signatures. Status: rejected.

Petition background

Amend the British Museum Act to allow the acceptance of repatriation requests. Some artefacts exhibited or kept in the British Museum for hundreds of year, should now be returned to their countries of origin.

Additional details

Amend this piece of legislation to at least give the British Museum trustees the freedom to accept repatriation requests and enter into negotiation for their return.

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